Publisher's Synopsis
Many modern medical practices began as old wives' tales or folk remedies, and this book investigates a multicultural variety of age-old remedies often dismissed by 20th century Western medicine as harmful or foolish.
About the Publisher
Pan is MacMillan's paperback imprint which publishes a broad list of popular fiction and non-fiction many of its bestselling authors are published in hardback under the Macmillan imprint. In non-fiction, Pan has a strong reputation in history, military history and biography. Pan also boasts an impressive list of original paperbacks, including novels by new authors as well as non-fiction titles in health and fitness and astrology, reference books and autobiography.
